Stargazers watch meteors at ancient Turkish site

People gather to watch the Perseid meteor shower (Emrah Gurel/AP)

Stargazers gathered to watch the Perseid meteor shower among ancient statues at the top of Mount Nemrut in south-eastern Turkey.

Hundreds spent the night at the Unesco World Heritage Site for the annual meteor show that stretches along the orbit of the comet Swift–Tuttle.